Zhu Di raised his head and drank a glass of wine, let out a long breath, stared at Zhu Quan with his eyes, and said slowly: "Do you know why my father has to let us express our support for the relocation of the capital in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces, and support the severe punishment of these Guozijian students?" ”

Zhu Quan frowned and pondered for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "The matter of moving the capital, although it is the key point for our Ming Dynasty to consolidate the northern provinces and control Liaodong. But the brilliance of this move is by no means immediate. From what the younger brother can see, there are certainly not a few people in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty who are forced to go along with the situation today. This kind of black cauldron that offends people is naturally only carried by our brothers. Saying this, I secretly thought in my heart: Zhu Laosi is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is better to say half of some things.

Zhu Di bowed slightly, and sighed lightly: "Virtuous brother, you only know one and don't know the other, from the foolish brother's point of view, my father intends to cultivate the two of us to become the commander of the army, so as to be the fan screen of the northern court, since his old man plans to give us appropriate military power when it is suitable in the future, then on this temple, it is categorical that our forces cannot be allowed to exist." ”

Zhu Quan nodded with a wry smile when he heard this: "If we are forced to agree to severely punish these Guozijian students in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, then these fellow villagers of his, in the same year, friends are bound to hate us in their hearts." After a few years, when these sour Confucians enter the temple, even if there are only a few who serve as the imperial history and officials of the city, they can greatly restrain our brothers. Speaking of this, after pouring Zhu Di a full glass of wine, he raised his glass and smiled at him: "Until today, our brothers can be called brothers and sisters, and we can be described as in the same boat, sharing blessings and misfortunes." When he was meeting with the court this morning, he saw with his own eyes that among the hundreds of civil and military officials deliberately supported by Zhu Yuanzhang, the power to support the crown prince Zhu Biao was huge, and he also unconsciously felt lonely in his heart, so these two sentences still came from the bottom of his heart.

The two drank the wine in their glasses and smiled at each other. It was only at this time that the two really had a tacit understanding to fight hand in hand. At this time, both of them are empty princes, with no real power at all, and joining forces to form an alliance is only for self-preservation, and they have no idea of rebellion at all.

Zhu Quan recalled what he had said to Xue Jing, the head of the imperial study, before leaving the palace, and secretly thought to himself: Although Zhu Laosi is also extremely powerful, but at this time, the two of us are in a cold situation, and some information still needs to be shared. Thinking of this, he immediately told Xue Jing what he said to him, and he could knock on the side to see if Bai Zheng, the eunuch who served Zhu Biao's father and son in the East Palace, had already acted as Zhu Di's eyes and ears.

Zhu Di was very pleased to hear him open and honest, and said with a smile: "Bai Zheng's kid has never been Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng likes this gang of corrupt Confucians, and after I helped him intercede last time, he has already served the foolish brother." When I find a chance to say hello to him, let him stop fighting with the head of the imperial study, the two chamberlains are intriguing under the nose of the emperor, which is not beneficial to anyone, and he must both know this. Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and continued: "But in front of Zhu Yunwen's kid, he can't say anything to us, and I hope that the virtuous brother won't mind." ”

Zhu Quan chuckled when he heard this: "As long as Xue Jing and Bai Zheng are at a critical time, they can give us a little reminder and report a letter." Such superficial actualization, how can I be as familiar as him. Besides, even if a person is not in a thousand ways, as long as he knows how to repay his kindness, he still has merit. Saying this in his mouth, he secretly sighed in his heart: The ancients said that those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. This is true, I am in the whirlpool of this peak of power every day, dealing with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Zhu Si, and I am more and more like a villain who is embarrassed with Zhu Laosi.

Jing Jun heard the two of them speak freely in front of his own people, and secretly thanked Ning Wang Zhu Quan for his trust. However, the two highnesses talked so heartily, but it was not suitable for themselves and Sima Chao to hear too much about Ma Sanbao. Thinking of this, he said that he was already full of wine and food, and took Ma Sanbao and the two out of the hall.

Zhu Di smiled at Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng: "You two go out and greet them well, get closer." After the two henchmen left the hall, he turned his head and asked Zhu Quan in a deep voice: "In the opinion of the virtuous brother, who is the best commander in the next expeditionary army to crusade against the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mobei?" ”

Zhu Quan groaned for a while, and said slowly: "The Mobei barbarian chieftain Togus Timur is a descendant of Kublai Khan's golden family, and it is difficult to compare with the Yuan army of Nahachu in Liaodong. Oriental || .com Our expeditionary army is bound to have to fight a bloody battle after a long-distance attack to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer in the future. According to what the younger brother saw in Gyeongju, General Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, was both wise and brave, good at surprise soldiers, and good at commanding large groups of cavalry battles, and was the best commander of the Northern Expedition. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and thought it was true.

After the two talked about the situation between the DPRK and China for a while, Zhu Quan got up to say goodbye and led Jing Jun and others back to Ning Wangfu.

When Zhu Quan and Zhu Di were drinking and talking and reaching an alliance, in the study of the East Palace in the Forbidden City, several people sat on the left and right sides of Prince Zhu Biao in two columns. They are Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Zhuo Jing. There is another young civil official in his thirties, with a thin face and bright eyes, but he is the official residence of the six products of the Left Army Governor's Mansion to judge the affairs of Gao Wei, and today he also has a major event with Wen Qian and the conquest of Mobei when the court is discussing.

It turned out that Zhu Biao deeply felt that Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Zhuo Jing and others were not familiar with military affairs, and what they saw was inevitably biased. It was in order to summon Qi Tai and Gao Wei, two civil officials who managed the affairs of the army in the military department and the governor's mansion, and who were often in contact with the generals of the Ming Dynasty, to discuss the relocation of the capital and the conquest of the Northern Yuan Togus Timur in the morning to discuss these two important matters.

At this time, a group of civil officials loyal to the country in the DPRK and China had been persuaded by the words of Zhu Di and Zhu Quan, and deeply agreed to move the capital to promote the cultural and population development of the north, so as to consolidate the three provinces bordering the north and the grassland, and firmly block the remnants of the Northern Yuan forces from the Great Wall, so as not to ravage the Li people in the Central Plains again.

Although Gao Wei's official position is not high, but in the Governor's Mansion, which is a key place to deal with military affairs, his knowledge is different from Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng is completely different, thinking of King Yan, King Ning's far-sighted words above the temple, his heart is inevitably worried, frowning and saying: "During the Tang Dynasty, the division of feudal towns led to the Anshi Rebellion, and it took eight years before it was pacified, which greatly damaged the vitality of Jiangshan Sheji, displaced people from all over the country, and killed and injured countless people. It can be seen that its harm is no less than that of foreign invasion. In Weichen's view, at this time, in order to prevent the resurgence of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the military strength of the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty has occupied almost two-thirds of the country's strength, His Majesty intends to cultivate King Yan, King Ning has become a general, and there is a great chance to repeat the Tang Dynasty's self-respecting army support, and the tail is not falling. ”

Zhu Biao coughed lightly for a while, and said slowly: "Although what Gao Wei said is quite reasonable, but at present, our former founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, the only remaining Wei Guogong, Song Guogong, and Ying Guogong are already getting old, and among the younger generation of generals, although Lan Yu is a great general, he has no choice but to be arrogant and domineering. Uncle Chang's son, Chang Mao, and Chang Sheng, the two brothers, although they are brave champions of the three armies, they are short-tempered, and it is difficult to be a general. In my opinion, Zhu Di and Zhu Quan have already shown their talents as generals and soldiers after the Battle of Liaodong, and there is no successor to defend the enemy on the border, who will go if they don't defend the north? ”

Fang Xiaoru heard Zhu Biao say this, and said slowly: "Your Highness, haven't you forgotten, you will go to Beijing to report on your work in the near future. General Mu Ying, brave and brave, knows the soldiers and is good at fighting, and has always been loyal to you. His sons Mu Chun, Mu Sheng, and Mu Ang are all materials that can be made. Among them, Mu Chun is calm and capable, and has both resourcefulness. "It turned out that when Mu Ying was a child, his father died early, and he avoided the army with his mother, and his mother died again, and he was accepted by Zhu Yuanzhang as a righteous son when he was eight years old, and lived by Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife from the surname Zhu. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had voted for Guo Zixing's subordinates as soldiers, Mu Ying was spent in war, barracks, and on the way, and was raised by Zhu Yuanzhang's original wife Queen Ma, among Zhu Yuanzhang's many righteous sons, Mu Ying and Queen Ma and Prince Zhu Biao were the closest. When the expedition to Yunnan was made, it was because of Queen Ma's strong recommendation that Mu Ying was allowed to go on the expedition as a deputy general, which can be described as a fierce general of the prince's family, which is enough to keep pace with Lan Yu.

A group of Wenchen heard Fang Xiaoru mention that in the fourteenth year of Hongwu, he followed Fu Youde, the Duke of Yingguo, as a deputy general, commanded 300,000 troops to conquer Yunnan, and exterminated the Yuan Dynasty Liang Wang's army of more than 100,000 yuan, and made great contributions to pacify the southwest border of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhuo Jing smiled and nodded frequently, and said: "General Mu Ying is not only brave and good at fighting, loyal to His Royal Highness, but the most valuable thing is that he has been guarding Yunnan for several years, organizing migrant workers to dredge rivers, expand Dianchi Lake, build water conservancy, attract people to Yunnan, transport rice and salt, and develop commerce. Develop salt wells and increase financial resources. Dozens of prefecture, prefecture and county schools have been added, and outstanding non-governmental and local officials have been selected to enroll, and they will be given food and drinks every month and clothes every year. The population of Yunnan has increased greatly in the past few years, and for a general commander of the unified army, he can attach importance to the study and practice of Confucianism by the people, and stabilize the folk customs and stability in the border and wild lands, which shows his ability to govern. "It turns out that Zhuo Jing, as a household department, is particularly clear about the population situation of the provinces.

Zhu Biao nodded, but sighed, and said slowly: "Of course, I know the abilities of General Mu Ying and his sons, but Yunnan is adjacent to the land of Annam, and all ethnic groups are mixed, not as good as Jiangnan and the Central Plains, and it is very easy to rebel. This kind of governance that can subtly change the cultural atmosphere of a province is by no means something that can be achieved overnight, but will take decades, even hundreds of years. I'm afraid that they must also guard Yunnan by their Mu family for generations. Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at a group of Wenchen who were loyal to him, frowned and said: "With the current military department directly commanding the military horses of the nine-sided town, Zhu Di, Zhu Quan Even if they guard the north, except for the war with the northern Mo tribe, they only have guards in their hands on weekdays, and it is difficult for them to have heavy troops to control." Adults, don't always have too deep prejudices against Zhu Di and Zhu Quan, when you talk about the two of them, you always think of rebellion and rebellion. If you compare your heart to your heart, let you wait for you to fight against foreign enemies in the northern provinces on the one hand, and worry about the suspicion of the monarchs and ministers in the court, wouldn't it chill the hearts of the soldiers stationed in the bitter cold land in the north and serve the country? The so-called employment is not suspicious, such a cup bow and snake shadow, it is not a good thing for the monarch and the minister to lose harmony with the country. ”

Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Zhuo Jing, and Gao Wei heard Zhu Biao's open mind, and they couldn't help but feel a little ashamed on their faces.

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